How to quickly insert Fraktur symbols in Word equations

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Individual Fraktur letters are sometimes used in mathematics. This tip is about quick way how to paste letters in Fraktur in your document Microsoft Word.

Some popular Fraktur letters:

  • Lie algebra is associated with Fraktur g in Word 2016
  • A ring ideal might be denoted by Fraktur a in Word 2016 or Fraktur p in Word 2016, if a prime ideal
  • The Fraktur Fraktur c in Word 2016 is also sometimes used to denote the cardinality of the continuum
  • Power set of the set A is associated also with the Fractur Fraktur P in Word 2016, Fraktur P in Word 2016 (A)
  • In the complex numbers:
    • The Fraktur Fraktur R in Word 2016 is associated with the real part of complex number z , Fraktur R in Word 2016 (z)
    • The Fraktur Fraktur J in Word 2016 is associated with the imaginary part of complex number z, Fraktur J in Word 2016 (z)
  • In model theory, Fraktur A in Word 2016 is used to denote an arbitrary model.

To type the symbols in Fraktur in the Microsoft Word equation (to insert equation into your text, click Alt+=), do one of the following:

  • Type \fraktur + capital or lowercase letter:
Fraktur A in Word 2016 \frakturA Fraktur J in Word 2016 \frakturJ Fraktur S in Word 2016 \frakturS
Fraktur B in Word 2016 \frakturB Fraktur K in Word 2016 \frakturK Fraktur T in Word 2016 \frakturT
Fraktur C in Word 2016 \frakturC Fraktur L in Word 2016 \frakturL Fraktur U in Word 2016 \frakturU
Fraktur D in Word 2016 \frakturD Fraktur M in Word 2016 \frakturM Fraktur V in Word 2016 \frakturV
Fraktur E in Word 2016 \frakturE Fraktur N in Word 2016 \frakturN Fraktur W in Word 2016 \frakturW
Fraktur F in Word 2016 \frakturF Fraktur O in Word 2016 \frakturO Fraktur X in Word 2016 \frakturX
Fraktur G in Word 2016 \frakturG Fraktur P in Word 2016 \frakturP Fraktur Y in Word 2016 \frakturY
Fraktur H in Word 2016 \frakturH Fraktur Q in Word 2016 \frakturQ Fraktur Z in Word 2016 \frakturZ
Fraktur I in Word 2016 \frakturI Fraktur R in Word 2016 \frakturR
Fraktur a in Word 2016 - Fraktur z in Word 2016 \fraktura - \frakturz
  • Under Equation Tools, on the Design tab, in the Symbols group, click the More button:
    More symbols in Word 2016

    In the top of list of symbols choose Scripts:

    Scripts in equations Word 2016

    In the Scripts list, in the Frakturs group, choose the symbol you prefer:

Fracturs in equations Word 2016

See also this tip in French: Comment insérer rapidement le symbole gothique dans l'équation Word.

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